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-pakistan alliance; the pentagon papers, 40 years on; and justice john paul stevens. but first, the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: continuing government crackdown on protesters in syria forced more people to flee across the border into turkey today. on sunday, the military reined in protesters in a northern border town using elite ground forces, helicopters, and tanks. we have a report from john ray of independent television news, who is on the border between syria and turkey. >> reporter: an uprising crushed, a victory celebrated on the syrian tv tonight. and in the town, the regime claims it's uncovered atrocities committed by rebels. but as the army advanced, a population has scattered and terrorized survivors tell a different story. >> they have attacked us. they chased us, she cried. i don't know where my aunt and uncles are. in clinics on the turkish side of the border they tend the injured. not even the innocent have been spared the violence. the firsthand accounts now emerging with these refugees, let alone the injuries they've
-pakistan alliance; the pentagon papers, 40 years on; and justice john paul stevens. but first, the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: continuing government crackdown on protesters in syria forced more people to flee across the border into turkey today. on sunday, the military reined in protesters in a northern border town using elite ground forces, helicopters, and tanks. we have a report from john ray of independent television news, who is on the border...
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but pope john paul the great understood that, yes, if we want understanding and if we want the kind of discussion here, there shouldn't be any claim of triumphalism. the towers having been taken down it's true that muslims died on september 11 but a very small percentage of the victims were muslim. 100% of the perpetrators were muslim. it gives the entire site a different meaning if that site is literacyly built under the shadow or remains under the shadow of now a looming very substantial islamic cultural center. >> brown: charles wolf, one suggestion is move it further away. >> let's clear up some things right here because i live here. i live on mile north of ground zero. i've been down there. this cultural center will be two blocks north of ground zero on a cross street. things are railroad very tight down there. 13 stories is not tall. for lower manhattan. so it's not looming over ground zero. the only way you'd be able to see it from ground zero is if you were up in the freedom tower. secondly, the memorial will be finished in one year and one month from today. the memorial will.
but pope john paul the great understood that, yes, if we want understanding and if we want the kind of discussion here, there shouldn't be any claim of triumphalism. the towers having been taken down it's true that muslims died on september 11 but a very small percentage of the victims were muslim. 100% of the perpetrators were muslim. it gives the entire site a different meaning if that site is literacyly built under the shadow or remains under the shadow of now a looming very substantial...
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we're certainly not born a justice, which is something that justice john paul stevens reminded me during my first year on the bench one day when i was actually disclosing to him how anxiety-ridden i was about being a justice. and he just touched upon a reality for me. he said, "sonia, none of us is born a justice. we grow into becoming one." >> ifill: have you grown into one? >> not yet, but i'm growing. >> ifill: not yet. >> not yet but i'm growing gl >> ifill: one of the things you write about is learned habits for building bridges and building bridge where's others see cassisms. >> that's also part of the lessons i share in the book, if you build bridges and not chasms, if you don't build that sort of pool in front of you, but look at ways of sort of connecting with others rather than seeing your differences, that you accomplish so much more sphwhrief that seems anathema in washington. >> i'm told it is. >> ifill: just told. >> i'm smiling because, remember, i just got to washington three and a half years ago. but i think it's really a life lesson, which is if you approach life lookin
we're certainly not born a justice, which is something that justice john paul stevens reminded me during my first year on the bench one day when i was actually disclosing to him how anxiety-ridden i was about being a justice. and he just touched upon a reality for me. he said, "sonia, none of us is born a justice. we grow into becoming one." >> ifill: have you grown into one? >> not yet, but i'm growing. >> ifill: not yet. >> not yet but i'm growing gl >>...
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so you saw john mccain the former presidential nominee hitting paul on this issue. how to deal with the tea party on fiscal issues and social type of issues and policy issues is another question. gwen: is this one of these cases where the democrats decided this isn't my fight, i'm going to let them fight themselves? >> i think it's party loyalty. sitting senators of a sitting president don't go on the floor and go after them. ron widen who has been very consistent on this issue which is ideologically consistent. but i would not be surprised to see a big liberal rally for barack obama. gwen: thank you, everybody. we're going to leave you just a few minutes early this week to give you the chance to support your local pbs station which in turn supports us. the conversation will continue online on the "washington week" extra. we will tackle everything we didn't tackle this week. keep up with me on the pbs newshour and we'll see you next week on "washington week." good night. >> corporate funding for "washington week" is provided by -- >> we went out and asked people a s
so you saw john mccain the former presidential nominee hitting paul on this issue. how to deal with the tea party on fiscal issues and social type of issues and policy issues is another question. gwen: is this one of these cases where the democrats decided this isn't my fight, i'm going to let them fight themselves? >> i think it's party loyalty. sitting senators of a sitting president don't go on the floor and go after them. ron widen who has been very consistent on this issue which is...
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paul the second from one victim. the reams of material detailed that then-archbishop roger mahoney went to great lengths to shield priests accused of abuse. in one case, diocesan officials wrote to mahoney that a priest who acknowledged abusing young boys should be re-assigned, instead of getting therapy. "if he were to mention his problem with child abuse," the letter said, "it would put the therapist in the position of having to report him. he cannot mention his past problem." in a handwritten note, mahoney agreed, saying, "sounds good. please proceed!" some of the victims, including manuel vega said the cover-up is now clear for all to see. >> there are smells, there are touches, there are feelings; you have to put yourself into that moment to understand what the catholic church is protecting. this is what cardinal mahony, this is what bishop curry, this is what vicars of clergy, nuns, attorneys; this is what they all got together and spoke about and in secret made these deals to protect these priests. >> suarez:
paul the second from one victim. the reams of material detailed that then-archbishop roger mahoney went to great lengths to shield priests accused of abuse. in one case, diocesan officials wrote to mahoney that a priest who acknowledged abusing young boys should be re-assigned, instead of getting therapy. "if he were to mention his problem with child abuse," the letter said, "it would put the therapist in the position of having to report him. he cannot mention his past...
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paul ii, putting him on the road to sainthood just six years after his death. also heading to vatican city over the weekend, theologians, health officials, and researchers for a meeting about the treatment of h.i.v. and aids. the church is one of the biggest providers of h.i.v./aids care in the world with more than 117,000 health facilities worldwide. the conference was convened amidst ongoing controversy about the catholic church's opposition to using condoms to control the spread of aids. aids groups around the world, had hoped the church would use the conference to announce a major reversal of its position. the answer turned out to be a resounding no. over the past two years, pope benedict the sixteenth has issued statements open to conflicting interpretation that encouraged some to think the church was taking a more nuanced position on condom use in h.i.v./prevention. >> i don't think there was any confusion about what he meant. >> reporter: but father michael czerny, a key health official for the church, says the pope continues to believe that condoms don'
paul ii, putting him on the road to sainthood just six years after his death. also heading to vatican city over the weekend, theologians, health officials, and researchers for a meeting about the treatment of h.i.v. and aids. the church is one of the biggest providers of h.i.v./aids care in the world with more than 117,000 health facilities worldwide. the conference was convened amidst ongoing controversy about the catholic church's opposition to using condoms to control the spread of aids....
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paul: fix for having me. ♪ john: "american born chinese" is not a typical coming of age story. the new disney+ streaming series follows teenager jian wang as he tries to balance his life at a predominantly white high school with his life at home with his chinese immiant parents. and even more worlds collide when he becomes entangled in a battle of mythological chinese gods. the series, which features this year's academy award winners, michelle yeoh and qi quan, is loosely based on the groundbreaking graphic novel of the same name. gene luen yangs the author of that book and he's one of the show's executive producers. gene, first of all, as far as i can tell, we're not related. gene: yeah. i think ancient yangs were just very good at having families. john: that's it. but we are both american-born children of chinese immigrants. gene: that's right. john: this series plays a lot on self-identity, on self, and on assimilation. how much of that is is reflected from your life? gene: well, the book, which came out in 2006, it's fiction, but i pulled very, very heavily from my own life
paul: fix for having me. ♪ john: "american born chinese" is not a typical coming of age story. the new disney+ streaming series follows teenager jian wang as he tries to balance his life at a predominantly white high school with his life at home with his chinese immiant parents. and even more worlds collide when he becomes entangled in a battle of mythological chinese gods. the series, which features this year's academy award winners, michelle yeoh and qi quan, is loosely based on...
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anderson. >> to john stott and james l. knight foundation, fostering informed and engaged communities -- the john s. and james l. knight foundation. more at kf.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. and friends of "the newshour." this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> welcome to "the newshour." a swath of countries sweating from the -- stretching from the west across the south has spent another day sweltering. phoenix faced a 10th straight day of heat warnings. at death valley national park, tourists have turned out to feel the burn despite forecasts that readings could reach 130 this weekend. >> when we were in las vegas, that all just said please bring water because it is so dangerous to come out here. >> overseas, scorching heat from africa has pushed into southern europe. the acropolis in athens closed for much of the day to protect tourists from temperatures that hit 104.
anderson. >> to john stott and james l. knight foundation, fostering informed and engaged communities -- the john s. and james l. knight foundation. more at kf.org. >> and with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. and friends of "the newshour." this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> welcome to "the newshour." a swath of...
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president trump: paul manafort worked for me for a very short riod of time. he worked for ronald reagan, he worked for bob dole, he worked for john mccain. he worked for me for, what, 49 days or something? a short period of time. robert: he was the campaign chairman and we know that, we have fact-checked that. if you look at this manafort trial, now that he's going to jail, will he break? will he cooperate like so many others have with mueller? >>hat'she central question here. the president has said so much about the special counsel's investigation. bob mueller has kept his head down, doing his work in the courtroom but what he did today is significant. i would not have said up to this point that manafort would break cooperate and he may not but this certainly raises the stakes on all of that. but a bit of perspective, yes it was9 days but, bob, as you know, without paul manafort, donald trump likely would not had become the nominee o as smooth of a ride at the convention. paul manafort was in crge of th delegates. this is an example of the president met all
president trump: paul manafort worked for me for a very short riod of time. he worked for ronald reagan, he worked for bob dole, he worked for john mccain. he worked for me for, what, 49 days or something? a short period of time. robert: he was the campaign chairman and we know that, we have fact-checked that. if you look at this manafort trial, now that he's going to jail, will he break? will he cooperate like so many others have with mueller? >>hat'she central question here. the...
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paul dutcher is the town's fire chief. chief dutcher: the power lines down, trees shredded, just debris all across the major highways, the major streets. everything was covered to a point, i couldn't even get to the fire station. john: texas governor greg abbott sent state emergency services to help clean up and restore utilities. the severe weather was fueled by extreme heat in the region that's making the atmosphere unstable. it's expected to continue this weekend. forecasters say it could feel as hot as 110 degrees in parts of texas. severe weather also caused damage in other areas in the south. >> oh wow. john: from strong wind and heavy rain in louisiana... to massive hail in arkansas... to storms in the florida panhandle that became deadly overnight when a twister knocked a tree onto a house. and in the north, another suspected tornado in ohio toppled trees, and busted power lines, cutting electricity for thousands. more severe weather is expected in texas and oklahoma into this evening. for "the pbs newshour," i'm j
paul dutcher is the town's fire chief. chief dutcher: the power lines down, trees shredded, just debris all across the major highways, the major streets. everything was covered to a point, i couldn't even get to the fire station. john: texas governor greg abbott sent state emergency services to help clean up and restore utilities. the severe weather was fueled by extreme heat in the region that's making the atmosphere unstable. it's expected to continue this weekend. forecasters say it could...
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anderson and camilla and george smith. >> the john s and james r knight foundation fostering informed and engaged communities. ♪ >> and with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> welcome to the newshour. the u.s. supreme court has cleared the way for texas to enforce a controversial immigration law for now. the law allows state officials to arrest and deport migrants suspected of crossing the border illegally. >> the three liberal justices dissented with justice sonia sotomayor warning the court gives a green light to a lull that will upend the long-standing federal state balance of power and sew chaos. challenges to the law are not over at the justices sent the case back to a lower court. the newshour supreme court analyst marcia coyle has been following the decision and joins us now. the will allow texas to enforce for now the contentious new law that gives local police the authority to arrest migrants. how
anderson and camilla and george smith. >> the john s and james r knight foundation fostering informed and engaged communities. ♪ >> and with the ongoing support of these individuals and institutions. ♪ this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> welcome to the newshour. the u.s. supreme court has cleared the way for texas to enforce a controversial immigration law...
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i think that's the most rewarding them. -- thing. >> the john s. and james foundation. fosterrering engaged and informed communities. ♪ >> and friends of the newshour. this program was made possible by the corp railings for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. judy: russia's president vladimir put season insisting he has no regrets over the war in ukraine. in the face of international pressure and internal dissent. he spoke as russian missiles again blasted a ukrainian city. but he said he never intended to destroy ukraine. >> what is happening today is unpleasant but he would have to face the same situation later in conditions worse for us. judy: he also said that his unpopular mobilization of russian reservists should be finished in two weeks. in this country, police in raleigh, north carolina, say a 15-year-old boy is in critical condition after killing five people last night. he alledgedly shot the victims on neighborhood streets and a nearby walking trail. hours later he was cornered and arrested. it's unc
i think that's the most rewarding them. -- thing. >> the john s. and james foundation. fosterrering engaged and informed communities. ♪ >> and friends of the newshour. this program was made possible by the corp railings for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. judy: russia's president vladimir put season insisting he has no regrets over the war in ukraine. in the face of international pressure and internal dissent. he spoke...
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series about new orleans and paul vallas. if you want to watch some of his earlier stories about the struggles of the past three years, you can find a link to all of those reports and to john's web site on our own web site. >> woodruff: finally tonight, looking at what the americans with disabilities act changed 20 years ago, and the challenges that remain today. >> on july 5th, 1978 linda andre rolled her wheelchair off the curb and on to denver's busy west... avenue and sat there in the heat for two days. she was one of 19 protestors who blocked downtown bus traffic to call attention to dismal access to public transit for the city's disabled. it was part of a long buildup of frustration and protests among people with disabilitys. who is out better access to travel, job and activities. >> we did sit-ins in washington. we did everything we could, locally, on a local level, with our legislature and the senators and to get it passed. we just would not be quiet. >> reporter: 20 years ago today things began to change when preside
series about new orleans and paul vallas. if you want to watch some of his earlier stories about the struggles of the past three years, you can find a link to all of those reports and to john's web site on our own web site. >> woodruff: finally tonight, looking at what the americans with disabilities act changed 20 years ago, and the challenges that remain today. >> on july 5th, 1978 linda andre rolled her wheelchair off the curb and on to denver's busy west... avenue and sat there...
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moderates who had backed speaker john boehner, and then kevin mccarthy, who dropped out yesterday. >> i think paul ryan right now has the clout, he has the stature, that he can overcome, he can bring sides together. it would be hard to confront paul ryan on this and say he's not a good republican, say he's not loyal. >> reporter: even conservative jason chaffetz of utah, who's running himself, said he would support ryan. but members of the freedom caucus, who helped push out boehner and derail mccarthy, weren't joining any bandwagon, yet. >> remember for us much of it has to do with the process, empowering individual members and the constituents who send us here. so it's not always about the personality; a lot has to do with the process. >> reporter: others, like charlie dent of pennsylvania, worried that even ryan may not be able to bridge deep divisions in the republican caucus. >> the bigger challenge is not who to put in the speaker's chair. the issue is how do we change underlying political dynamic that got us in this position in the first place. >> reporter: for now, a spokesma
moderates who had backed speaker john boehner, and then kevin mccarthy, who dropped out yesterday. >> i think paul ryan right now has the clout, he has the stature, that he can overcome, he can bring sides together. it would be hard to confront paul ryan on this and say he's not a good republican, say he's not loyal. >> reporter: even conservative jason chaffetz of utah, who's running himself, said he would support ryan. but members of the freedom caucus, who helped push out boehner...
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yet barack obama lost to john mccain in 2008 by more than 16 points. so both senate candidates are going after conservative democrats jack conway by going after rand paul; and rand paul by going after barack obama. he even started airing an ad this week using an obama impersonator. all you can see are his hands. >> conway supported me for now, i need conway in washington because i know i can count on conway to vote for more spending and debt, bigger government and higher taxes. ( phone rings ) there he is now. mr. jack conway, now there's a guy i can work with in washington. >> i'm rand paul and i approve this message. i'd like to thank the one person who made this election juggernaut possible this year. it's the guy in the white house who is wrong on every issue. >> reporter: wrong, paul says, on government programs from disability regulations to education spending, from medicare to medicaid. >> over half of the births in kentucky are to medicaid right now. half the people in kentucky are not poor. we've made it too easy. let's not have intergeneratio
yet barack obama lost to john mccain in 2008 by more than 16 points. so both senate candidates are going after conservative democrats jack conway by going after rand paul; and rand paul by going after barack obama. he even started airing an ad this week using an obama impersonator. all you can see are his hands. >> conway supported me for now, i need conway in washington because i know i can count on conway to vote for more spending and debt, bigger government and higher taxes. ( phone...
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: then we get two different views of the republicans' pledge to slash the federal budget. >> ifill: paul solman surveys european economists about that continent's debt crisis. >> nobody knows quite how bankrupt the entire system is. that's the huge concern in the e.u. at the moment which is what are we likely to see when these cards actually end up falling. >> woodruff: we get an update on the "not guilty" plea from tucson shooting suspect jared loughner, and look ahead to the challenges of ensuring a fair trial. >> ifill: plus ray suarez talks to lynn sweet of the "chicago sun times" about today's court ruling kicking former white house chief of staff rahm emanuel off the ballot for mayor. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> oil companies have changed my country. >> oil companies can make a difference. >> we have the chance to build the economy. >> create jobs, keep people healthy and improve schools. >> and our communities. >> in angola chevr
: then we get two different views of the republicans' pledge to slash the federal budget. >> ifill: paul solman surveys european economists about that continent's debt crisis. >> nobody knows quite how bankrupt the entire system is. that's the huge concern in the e.u. at the moment which is what are we likely to see when these cards actually end up falling. >> woodruff: we get an update on the "not guilty" plea from tucson shooting suspect jared loughner, and look...
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. >> thank you, paul. >> sreenivasan: finally tonight, a career of covering education and some of the observations learned along the way. john merrow has been a special correspondent for education for the newshour for the better part of three decades now, covering everything from the importance of reading to young children to battles over reform to the rising price of higher education. he's now retiring. and judy woodruff sat down with him recently to discuss his career. >> woodruff: john merrow, welcome. >> thank you. >> woodruff: so you have had quite a career. take us back. how did it all begin? you were a teacher. >> i was a high school teacher. i went off to graduate school. i got hired by a think tank in washington. i don't have the capability of sitting around thinking. my boss said start a forum, told me i could spend $10,000. i knocked on the door of national public radio which was brand new. they said, "come on in." i stayed for eight years and ended up coming over here and stayed here for a long, long time as well, 41 years altogether. >> woodruff: it's an amazing journey,
. >> thank you, paul. >> sreenivasan: finally tonight, a career of covering education and some of the observations learned along the way. john merrow has been a special correspondent for education for the newshour for the better part of three decades now, covering everything from the importance of reading to young children to battles over reform to the rising price of higher education. he's now retiring. and judy woodruff sat down with him recently to discuss his career. >>...
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huntsman, paul, and romney. new hampshire republicans are less conservative than their counterparts in either iowa, which preceded them in voting, or south carolina which holds its primary in two weeks. andrew smith is a political science professor and director of polling at the university of new hampshire. undeclared voters, he said, do not easily fit into a political box. >> we have to think of them as three different groups. there are undeclared who are really democrats and they vote and behave like registered democrats. and then there are those people in the middle that are kind of not partisan, not as political. they're the ones who are wild cards. >> this president has failed on almost every dimension. >> reporter: romney who was governor of neighboring massachusetts and leads in the final pre-election polls pitched part of his appeal to those mid ground voters during yesterday's debate. >> we can work together, republicans and democrats are able to go across the aisle because we have common... we really d
huntsman, paul, and romney. new hampshire republicans are less conservative than their counterparts in either iowa, which preceded them in voting, or south carolina which holds its primary in two weeks. andrew smith is a political science professor and director of polling at the university of new hampshire. undeclared voters, he said, do not easily fit into a political box. >> we have to think of them as three different groups. there are undeclared who are really democrats and they vote...